I was hopeful that Massachusetts would finally begin moving away from the culture of high-stakes testing that has shaped our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BROCKTON — Did you do everything to graduate high school but pass MCAS? Good news. You may be able to get your diploma after all.

BOSTON — Opponents of using the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test as a high school graduation requirement suggest there are better ways to measure student achievement, should voters ...

With every teachers’ union pushing for the passage of Question 2 on the November ballot, the recent release of a study reviewing the pros and cons of that proposition sheds light on what dismantling ...

MCAS results for 2024 showed more “concerning” results than the optimistically trending 2023 results and continued lagging well behind pre-pandemic scores, state education officials announced Tuesday.

BOSTON - Now that Question 2 has passed, removing MCAS as a graduation requirement in Massachusetts schools, are standards for high school graduation in the state practically nonexistent? One civic ...